Chemistry Patents

Chemistry patent specialists

Our chemistry team is over 30 strong and spans all five of our offices. The team comprises partners and associates, many of whom have been recognised and recommended as outstanding attorneys in their field, as well as our team of motivated and highly-qualified trainees.

All of our chemistry patent experts have strong scientific backgrounds, covering a vast array of chemical subject matter; the majority of the team have doctorate level, or higher academic experience. Some of our team have previously worked in industry and some of our associates have additionally gained hands-on knowledge of intellectual property needs within the sector, by working in-house on secondment to some of our major chemistry clients.

As well as drafting robust, carefully thought-through patent applications and prosecuting them at the EPO and worldwide, our chemistry specialists also have considerable experience in patent opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office. They have a good track record of defending our clients’ patents against attacks by competitors, as well as attacking third parties’ rights. The firm also recently successfully defended a patent revocation action against a chemical patent before the IPEC and Court of Appeal.

Our patent team is supported by a wealth of expertise within the rest of the firm. Our legal services group have a strong technical background and considerable experience in dealing with regulatory issues and IP exploitation in the chemical, materials and pharmaceutical sectors. Our trade mark attorneys are well placed to assist our chemistry clients in securing protection for their trade marks in the UK, the EU, and internationally. The trade mark team has an excellent reputation for successfully handling complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes through both opposition and other contentious proceedings, often in tandem with negotiating settlement agreements with the help of our dispute resolution team.

Our unique combination of IP expertise makes us ideally placed to help you to protect, defend and exploit your technology through all stages of the research and development process.